2012 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

75 Universidad ORT Uruguay 2012 Lorena Betancor Research Professor of Biotechnology. She was appointed as a Grade 3 Researcher in the Biology division of the Basic Sciences Development Program (PEDECIBA). September. She was also selected to join the editorial board of the peer-reviewed journal “ISRN Biotechnology,” published by the International Scholarly Research Network. July. Santiago Matalonga Research Professor of Software Engineering. He was appointed as a Grade 3 Active Researcher in the Computer Science area of the Basic Sciences Development Program (PEDECIBA). September. Mario Fernández Dean. Appointed by the National Academy of Engineering as a Full Member. November. Krikor Attarian Graduate of the Bachelor’s Degree in Systems and founding partner of the company Kizanaro. He was the only Uruguayan recognized as one of the ten most innovative young people in Argentina and Uruguay in the “TR35” competition organized in Buenos Aires by Technology Review magazine of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). October. Mariana Morales, Systems Engineering student. Agustín Sartorio and Hernán Sartorio, Systems Bachelor’s degree students. The startups Lock IT, by Mariana Morales, and Uruguay 360, by Agustín and Hernán Sartorio, were selected as winners of the “Support for Young Innovative Entrepreneurs” program organized by the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) to fund their proposals. February. Mariana Morales